United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Friday his country would revoke the designations of Yemeni Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
"We have listened to warnings from the United Nations, humanitarian groups, and bipartisan members of Congress, among others, that the designations could have a devastating impact on Yemenis’ access to basic commodities like food and fuel. The revocations are intended to ensure that relevant U.S. policies do not impede assistance to those already suffering what has been called the world’s worst humanitarian crisis," the State Department said in its release.
The Yemeni Civil War is an ongoing multi-sided civil war that has begun in late 2014 between the Yemeni government and the Houthi armed movement.
